China's Mengtian lab module docks with space station combination(1/5)

This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 1, 2022 shows the Mengtian lab module carrying out rendezvous and docking with the front port of the Tianhe core module. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

Mengtian, Tiangong's second lab module, docked with the front port of Tianhe, the space station's core module, at 4:27 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time) after it entered the planned orbit, the CMSA said. The whole process of rendezvous and docking took approximately 13 hours.

This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 1, 2022 shows the Mengtian lab module carrying out rendezvous and docking with the front port of the Tianhe core module. (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 1, 2022 shows that Mengtian lab module has successfully docked with the front port of Tianhe core module. The Mengtian lab module has successfully docked with China's Tiangong space station combination, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 1, 2022 shows a view inside Tianhe core module after Mengtian lab module has successfully docked with the front port of Tianhe core module. The Mengtian lab module has successfully docked with China's Tiangong space station combination, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 1, 2022 shows Mengtian lab module carrying out rendezvous and docking with the front port of Tianhe core module. The Mengtian lab module has successfully docked with China's Tiangong space station combination, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Sun Fengxiao/Xinhua)